art circle, ratnagiri
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Ratnagiri,
literal meaning
‘Mountain of Gems’,
centrally located
between
Mumbai & Goa,
is a rapidly growing
costal town
in Konkan…
With its unmatched
Natural Beauty…
The sizzling shores…
&
The misty mountains…
With the arrival of Konkan Railway, a few Industries &
the concept of Tourism, there came a gradual change
in the traditional culture..
However, the love, want & thirst of the local people
towards various forms of music & art
was not yet satiated…
Realizing this
penchant of
the society
towards
Indian Classical Music
& Traditional as well as new art forms…
Came together a group,
with the objective of
cultivating healthy
cultural environment
in the Ratnagiri District
of Maharashtra
to form in late 2007,
the “Art Circle, Ratnagiri”
To pursue the objective of promoting proclivity towards
the Indian Classical music & various other art forms,
it was decided to organize a major event in the
last week of January, every year, in the form of a 3 day
“Art & Music Festival”
To enhance the efficacy of the event, the chosen venue
was the historical premises of the Thibaw Palace -
the architectural grandeur completed in 1909
by the British Government, for
the king-in-exile Thibaw Min of Burma
(Myanmar).
The palace has been a notified historical monument
under Archeological Department of Government of India
However, the then condition of this monument had
become a matter of concern…
But tireless & organized efforts created
a spellbound effect on the eve of 25th January 2008,
the first day of the first “Art & Music Festival”
The enthralled effect of the first musical night was followed by an equally spectacular display of a variety
of art forms in the Art gallery inaugurated on 26thJanuary
For the next 2 days the splendor of festival won the hearts of connoisseurs of Ratnagiri.
Every year since then, the art gallery
displaying various forms of arts & related workshops,
have become the attractions of the days;
while the nights become glorious by the concerts of
Indian Classical music by eminent artists in the field…
25 January 2008
Malini Rajurkar
25 January 2008
Ninad Mulaokar & Ojas Adhiya
26 January 2008
Ulhas Bapat
26 January 2008
Manik Paranjape
27 January 2008
Kalapini Komkali
27 January 2008
Prasad Gulavani
22 January 2009
Rakesh Chaurasia & Vijay Ghate
22 January 2009
Rajabhau Shembekar
23 January 2009
Jaytirth Mehundi
23 January 2009
Vijay Ranade & Chaitanya Patwardhan
24 January 2009
Bharat Natyam: Kaninika Ninawe & Purvi Bhave
24 January 2009
Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar
22 January 2010
Sanjeev Abhyankar
23 January 2010
Katthak : Rupali Desai
23 January 2010
Satish Vyas
24 January 2010
Aarati Ankalikar
24 January 2010
Yogesh Katre
Padma Talwalkar
21 January 2011
Kuchipudi : Bijal Haria
22 January 2011
Shahid Parwez
22 January 2011
23 January 2011
Anand Kashikar
23 January 2011
Veena Sahasrabuddhe
27 January 2012
Ronu Muzumdar, Durgaprasad & Arvindkumar Azad
28 January 2012
Katthak : Aditi Bhagwat
28 January 2012
Raghunandan Panashikar
29 January 2012
“Three Generations”N Rajam, Sangita Shankar, Ragini & Nandita Shankar
29 January 2012
Shruti Padhye
Thus the musical nights of the last five years were festooned by the performances of these artists, which
include renowned maestros as well as upcoming artists.
A similar combination of professional & amateur artists displayed their art in the art gallery & special workshops
Now, the Art & Music Festival has become an integral part of cultural activities in Ratnagiri & is regarded as a benchmark in this domain.
The success of the first Art & Music Festival raised theexpectations of the citizens of Ratnagiri.
“Pulotsav” -the festival in the memory of P L Deshpande, the famous Marathi littérateur & performer, seemed to be the obvious choice to fulfill these expectations…
“Pulotsav” includes interviews & performances of Marathi stage, film & light music artists
as well as rare documentaries related to arts. Senior celebrities in the field are also felicitated.
Art Circle initiated the felicitation of organizationsdedicated to social cause - “Samajik Gaurav” in this festival for the first time in Maharashtra.
Pulotsav 6-8 June 2008
Pulotsav 12-14 June 2009
Pulotsav 1-3 October 2010
Pulotsav 4-6 November 2011
The patronage shown by people & their ardent love towards variety of art forms inspired & further motivated to organize other programs as well. Following are a few
samples of what we did in the past.
13 November 2009Centenary Year of Thibaw Palace
26 Jan 2010“Aadipashya”
13 November 2010
A Musical Eve
20 February 2011 “Swaranjali”
16 April 2011
4 May 2011
“Prakashvata”
10 July 2011
Kite Festival15 Jan 2012
23 March 2012
Sambhaji Maharaj Death Anniversary
We hereby appeal to you for generous financial assistance to help us propagate the cultural movement.
Apart from those who actually savor the delight of theevents, we also reach thousands of people across the
district through audio-visual media.
Throughout the publicity campaign we express ourgratitude towards the munificent sponsors .
This includes advertisement of the sponsor on hoardings & banners, in news papers & TV channels (pre-event);
on the souvenir given to the audience & in the announcements (during the event);
& finally in the media news of the event.
